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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
11/13/2004 8:06:55 AM
This young lady has MISCHIEF in her eyes. Excellent portrait, Pat, out of a fantastic portfolio of (family?) portraits. Nice work!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Pat Fruen
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
11/13/2004 7:47:40 AM
A very good, complete and FAST interpretation, Timothy. I'm impressed! Thanx!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Buddy Lerch
(K:627)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
11/13/2004 7:33:09 AM
A FANTASTIC shot of a more FANTASTIC creature. VERY nice!
-- Buddy Lerch
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| Photo By: Zyle II
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
11/13/2004 5:48:59 AM
Interesting critter, Chad...are you sure it's not a white pelican? It's like no stork I ever saw. Amazingly clear shot from a cam phone, but I think it's the first one I've seen!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Chad Parish
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
11/13/2004 4:09:12 AM
OK, thanks for the comment, Mark. As a way of explaining why I did use sharpening and color enhancement, the picture was hand-held under artificial light, and there was resulting camera movement. The sharpening diminished that, and the original color was an ugly orange. I, and the band members, enjoyed the blue tint better than the orange. I appreciate where you are coming from, though -- a more purist point of view. Thanks again.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Buddy Lerch
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/24/2004 9:51:26 PM
Very dreamy and creative, Sergio. Reminds me of NASA photos of the Sun during solar flares. Very innovative work!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Sergio Sánchez
(K:2350)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/24/2004 9:42:13 PM
Excellent colors, Robert! I would like to see this one with a much tighter crop, leaving out all the background. That would enhance the surrealism inherent of this fine shot, and accentuate that yellow "glow" in the center pistil configuration. You have a great eye.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Robert Jones
(K:1692)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/24/2004 9:34:04 PM
Great mood, great execution, and the framing really sets this one off. Thanx for the view!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Lars Raun
(K:1701)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/11/2004 7:48:07 AM
This is my friend Ken during the demonstration today of the costume stilts.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Buddy Lerch
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/9/2004 8:18:28 AM
VERY other-worldly photograph, especially the mixture of reflection and underwater features in the lower left and the jaggedness of the tree reflections in the upper right. You can almost hear the gentle lapping of the water. Extreme moody feel to this beautiful shot, Stjepan.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Stjepan Mikulic
(K:669)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/9/2004 8:13:07 AM
These guys are comical even in a pensive (?) mood. I like everything about it, even if the eyes are shrouded in shadow. It adds some mystery and tension. Great portrait of a fine older ape, Eddie!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Eddie Honeyfield
(K:18)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/9/2004 7:52:55 AM
This is a wonderful nature still life study, Ellen! Magnus, I agree with everything you said, and it looks like a slug or a snail did the damage, which doesn't hurt the photograph at all -- in fact, it DOES add interest. Hell, I wanna take a bite. Great shot, Ellen, and an apropos frame/border.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Ellen Havrilla
(K:8618)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/9/2004 7:28:15 AM
Oh, Jerry, what a wonderful macro! Unique perspective (Bug's eye view), and I love the space above. The color, selective focus and framing are all superb...Perfect! Way to go.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Gerry Pacher
(K:7303)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/9/2004 7:23:12 AM
An American Bullfrog, right, Joe? I have always liked frogs and this is a beaut! I love the dark earthy hues on this dude. These guys are very appealing in a comical sense. Fine shot!
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| Photo By: Joe Stewart
(K:1908)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/6/2004 10:13:30 PM
Very lyrical shot, Robert, at once graceful and gnarly. Congratulations on the balance and composition, and you gotta love the color contrast created by these "neighbors". I used to love seeing the spoonbills and cattle egrets on trips through the Texas Gulf Coast farmland on my way to work on offshore rigs. Never saw too many storks, and here you have "captured" THREE! Great work!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Robert Jones
(K:1692)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/4/2004 11:52:46 PM
I give up...sorry
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| Photo By: Buddy Lerch
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/4/2004 11:51:42 PM
Sorry, the new gunnera picture never made it with the comment. Here it is (I hope):
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Buddy Lerch
(K:627)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
10/4/2004 11:46:52 PM
Thanx again, Peter. Your comments mean alot to me. I had a feeling that this shot was below par for this site because of the low viewing/no comment score it has garnered, but as you know, I like texture and detail, so I am happy with the shot. I do the best I can with my low-rez camera and appreciate your comments.
Here's a bigger shot of this huge gunnera plant. I had never seen anything like it before I moved up to coastal Canada seven years ago. They call them elephant ears up here.
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| Photo By: Buddy Lerch
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/20/2004 9:17:48 AM
Hey, Robert, great shot! So surreal, the little guy looks FAKE. So strange a shot, he appears like a little man-mutant guarding the duckweed. Ha ha, wonderful whimsy!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Robert Jones
(K:1692)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/20/2004 9:13:20 AM
Excellent wildlife portrait. At first mean-looking, this scruffy bird became comical to me when I looked closely at the edges of his beak "lips" on the sides. Amazing creatures and a great "capture." Nice job, Ted!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Ted vandenBergh
(K:5119)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/19/2004 6:12:18 PM
Well, thank YOU, Steve! I looked at your portfolio also and there are some really interesting shots there -- an eclectic mix, but seemingly very telling of your personality. This shot was taken a few yards away from where I took my "Hovering Kingfisher" entry. I appreciate your kind comment, Steve.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Buddy Lerch
(K:627)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/19/2004 6:04:41 PM
Graci, Marco! I like your landscapes and nature photographs, too...Ciao!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Buddy Lerch
(K:627)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/19/2004 5:51:49 AM
HAHAHAHAhahaha!!! Action photographer on the spot! Nice job.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Ferdinand
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/19/2004 5:41:44 AM
Very successful still life, Edward. I love the lines and the subtle color in this driftwood, well-captured. I enjoy taking these texture and pattern photographs myself, and Heaven knows there is ALOT of driftwood in Canada to be sitting subjects for our pictures (I'm in BC). What a waste of alot of wood, but it's appealing to study. Maybe it's not a total waste. Nicely done and presented, Edward!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Edward Thomas
(K:286)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/19/2004 5:18:34 AM
Elif, if those are sunflowers, they are the BIGGEST ones I've ever seen! HUGE! Looks like a little camera movement in this low-light setting. A tripod or other handy support would have helped this shot. I DID enjoy seeing the Turkish sunflower heads, though.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Elif S
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/19/2004 4:15:47 AM
Thanx, Peter. I DO pride myself on looking rather closely at the things around me...there's a whole 'nother layer of life there if you look close, just like the peeling bark. I appreciate comments and criticism, especially from as successful a photographer as you.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Buddy Lerch
(K:627)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/18/2004 7:51:16 AM
VERY surreal, Rebecca! Excellent B&W tones. Gotta love a spacey macro, huh? Nicely done!
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Rebecca Raybon
(K:26654)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/18/2004 7:48:19 AM
I love lightning, and this is a GREAT lightning shot, Dino! Nice work! That's what a 35mm can do, that most digicams can't...takes some skill, patience and luck to get a shot like this.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Dino Ablakovic
(K:206)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/18/2004 7:20:10 AM
VERY nice, Peter! The wide dark border works to accentuate the torch's great jagged silhouette, against that ephemeral flame. Good flow and balance. There's a menacing quality about it that goes to my instinctual gut. You can feel this photograph. Excellent work from an excellent timestopographer.
-- Buddy
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| Photo By: Peter Carucci
(K:1672)
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Critique By:
Buddy Lerch (K:627)
9/18/2004 7:08:46 AM
Very appealing. The spatial symmetry is exquisite, tone is excellent. I don't think it should be cropped, except maybe some at the bottom to make the squirmy tree reach higher; I love the skyspace over the tree. Light whites and dark blacks for a great range. Fine job, Barry!
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| Photo By: Barry Wakelin
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